A mother of two was diagnosed with cervical cancer after hospital staff mistakenly gave her the wrong smear test results. Amie Wood, 39, had to undergo a life-altering hysterectomy after being ...

† Associate in medicine and tutor in medical science, Harvard Medical School; assistant physician, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, and assisting physician, Second and Fourth (Harvard) Medical ...

For the women facing homelessness she supports, steps like these can make an “invasive experience” like a smear test more comfortable. “It’s about being flexible, creative and making it very led by ...

But many women avoid a smear test like the plague because they find them uncomfortable or painful. Did you know you can ask for a smaller speculum to be used during your test?Credit: Getty Experts ...

A woman who survived cervical cancer has advocated the importance of smear tests after she said having one saved her life. Stacey Roberts, 37, from Peterborough, has been in remission for three ...

The reality TV star shared in a candid Instagram post that nine years ago her mum pushed her to get a smear test after she complained of her stomach feeling sore. She was very thankful for this as ...

If you have been diagnosed with iron deficiency with or without anemia, it may seem like an easy fix. "I'll just take some iron tabs, and everything will be fine." Although this is true for many ...

Women are needlessly suffering agonising pain during cervical screening tests because they fail to ask for simple adjustments that can make the procedure far more comfortable, experts have warned ...

The scrapings are then observed under a microscope by a pathologist and reported. The Pap smear has been used for more than half a century now and has saved the lives of many women by detecting ...

Experts advise. Image credit: Oleksii Syrotkin/Stocksy. Cervical screening — also known as a smear test or Pap smear — is an important part of looking after the health of female bodies.